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Mississippi Mississippi
Mississippi- The state takes its name from the Mississippi River that forms its western boundary. ...
Missouri Missouri
Missouri- The State of Missouri was carved out of the Louisiana Territory, and derives its name from the principal river flowing through its center. ...
Mithraism Mithraism
Mithraism- A pagan religion consisting mainly of the cult of the ancient Indo-Iranian Sun-god Mithra. ...
Mitylene Mitylene
Mitylene- A titulary archbishopric on the island of Lesbos. ...
Mivart, St. George Jackson Mivart, St. George Jackson
Mivart, St. George Jackson- Corresponding member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia; Member of the Council of Linnean Society, etc., b. in London, 30 November, 1827, d. there 1 April, 1900. ...
Mixteca Indians Mixteca Indians
Mixteca Indians- One of the most important civilized tribes of southern Mexico, occupying an extensive territory in western and northern Oaxaca and extending into Guerrero and Puebla. ...
Mocissus Mocissus
Mocissus- A titular metropolitan see of Cappadocia. ...
Mocoví Indians Mocoví Indians
Mocoví Indians- A tribe of the Guaycuran stock closely related linguistically to the Toba, Mbaya, and Abipon, their usual allies, settled principally along the middle and upper Vermejo River. ...
Modigliana Modigliana
Modigliana- Located in the Province of Florence, in Tuscany. ...
Modra Modra
Modra- A titular see of Bithynia Secunda. ...
Mohammedan Confraternities Mohammedan Confraternities
Mohammedan Confraternities- The countries where Mohammedanism prevails are full of religious associations, more or less wrapped in secrecy, which are also political. ...
Mohileff Mohileff
Mohileff- Latin Catholic archdiocese and ecclesiastical province in Russia. ...
Möhler, Johann Adam Möhler, Johann Adam
Möhler, Johann Adam- Theologian, b. at Igersheim, 6 April, 1796; d. at Munich, 12 April, 1838. ...
Mohr, Christian Mohr, Christian
Mohr, Christian- Born at Andernach, 1823; died at Cologne, 1888. He practised his profession of sculptor chiefly at Cologne under the cathedral architect Zwirner. ...
Mohr, Joseph Mohr, Joseph
Mohr, Joseph- Born at Siegburg, Rhine Province, 11 Jan., 1834; died at Munich, 7 February, 1892. ...
Molfetta, Terlizzi, and Giovinazzo Molfetta, Terlizzi, and Giovinazzo
Molfetta, Terlizzi, and Giovinazzo- Molfetta is a city of the province of Bari, in Apulia, southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea; its origin is unknown, but many objects of the neolithic, bronze, and the Mycenæan epoch hav ...
Molière, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Molière, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin- French comic poet; b. at Paris, 15 Jan., 1622; d. there 17 Feb., 1673. ...
Molina, Antonio De Molina, Antonio De
Molina, Antonio De- A Spanish Carthusian and celebrated ascetical writer, born about 1560, at Villanueva de los infantes; died at Miraflores, 21 September, 1612 or 1619. ...
Molitor, Wilhelm Molitor, Wilhelm
Molitor, Wilhelm- A poet, novelist, canonist and publicist, born at Zweibruecken in the Rhine Palatinate, 24 August, 1819; died at Speyer, 11 January, 1880. ...
Molloy, Francis Molloy, Francis
Molloy, Francis- A theologian, grammarian born in King's County, Ireland, at the beginning of the seventeenth century; died at St. Isidore's, Rome, about 1684. ...
Molloy, Gerald Molloy, Gerald
Molloy, Gerald- A theologian and scientist, born at Mount Tallant House, near Dublin, 10 Sept., 1834; died at Aberdeen, 1 Oct., 1906. ...
Molo, Gasparo Molo, Gasparo
Molo, Gasparo- Italian goldsmith and planisher, chiefly known as a medalist, born (according to Forrer) in Breglio near Como or (according to older records) in Lugano; date of death unknown. ...
Molokai Molokai
Molokai- Information about this Hawaiian island and the leper colony there. ...
Molyneux, Sir Caryll Molyneux, Sir Caryll
Molyneux, Sir Caryll- Baronet of Sefton, and third Viscount Molyneux of Maryborough in Ireland, born 1624; died 1699. ...
Mombritius, Bonino Mombritius, Bonino
Mombritius, Bonino- A philologist, humanist, and editor of ancient writings, born 1424; died between 1482 and 1502. ...
Monarchia Sicula Monarchia Sicula
Monarchia Sicula- A right exercised from the beginning of the sixteenth century by the secular rulers of Sicily, according to which they had final jurisdiction in purely religious matters, independent of the Holy See. ...
Moncada, Francisco De Moncada, Francisco De
Moncada, Francisco De- Count of Osona, Spanish historian, son of the Governor of Sardinia and Catalonia, born at Valencia, 29 December, 1586; died near Goch, Germany, 1635. ...
Mondoñedo, Diocese of Mondoñedo, Diocese of
Mondoñedo, Diocese of- It comprises the civil Provinces of Lugo and Corunna, and is bounded on the north by the Bay of Biscay, on the east by the Austurias, on the south by the Diocese of Lugo, and on the west by the Arc ...
Mondovi Mondovi
Mondovi- Located in Piedmont, province of Cuneo, northern Italy. ...
Mone, Franz Mone, Franz
Mone, Franz- A historian and archeologist, born at Mingolsheim near Bruchsal, Baden, 12 May, 1796; died at Karlsruhe, 12 March, 1871. ...
Moneta Moneta
Moneta- A theologian, born at Cremona, Italy, date unknown; died at Bologna, 1240. ...
Mongolia Mongolia
Mongolia- The name used to designate an immense uneven plateau, part of the Chinese Empire, extending, roughly speaking, from the Tarbagatal to the great K'ingan chains. ...
Monomotapa Monomotapa
Monomotapa- Whatever may be the etymological meaning of the word Monomotapa, the origin of which is much disputed, it is certain, at any rate, that the Portuguese of the sixteenth century employed it to denote the paramo ...
Monotheism Monotheism
Monotheism- A word coined in comparatively modern times to designate belief in the one supreme God, the Creator and Lord of the world, the eternal Spirit, All-powerful, All-wise, and All-good, the Rewarder of good and th ...
Monsabré, Jacques-Marie-Louis Monsabré, Jacques-Marie-Louis
Monsabré, Jacques-Marie-Louis- A celebrated pulpit orator, born at Blois, France, 10 Dec., 1827; died at Havre, 21 Feb., 1907. ...
Monseigneur Monseigneur
Monseigneur- A French honorific appellation, etymologically corresponding to the English "my lord," and the Italian monsignore. ...
Monsell, William, Baron Emly Monsell, William, Baron Emly
Monsell, William, Baron Emly- Politician, born 21 Sept., 1812; died at Tervoe, Co. Limerick, Ireland, 20 April, 1894. ...
Monstrelet, Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Enguerrand de
Monstrelet, Enguerrand de- A French chronicler, born about 1390 or 1395; died in July, 1453. ...
Montagna, Bartolomeo Montagna, Bartolomeo
Montagna, Bartolomeo- Italian painter, chief representative of the Vicenza School, b. at Orzinuovi about 1450; d. at Vicenza, 11 October, 1523. ...
Montagnais Indians (Quebec) Montagnais Indians (Quebec)
Montagnais Indians (Quebec)- The collective designation of a number of bands speaking dialects of a common language of Algonquian stock, and ranging over the sores of the St. Lawrence River and Gulf, from about the St. M ...
Montagnais Indians (Chippewayans) Montagnais Indians (Chippewayans)
Montagnais Indians (Chippewayans)- A name given in error to the Chippewayans, owing to a fancied resemblance to the Montagnais Indians of Quebec. ...
Montalcino Montalcino
Montalcino- Montalcino is a small town about twenty miles from Siena, some 1900 feet above sea-level and overlooking the valley of the Ombrone. ...
Montalembert, Charles-Forbes-René, Comte de Montalembert, Charles-Forbes-René, Comte de
Montalembert, Charles-Forbes-René, Comte de- Born in London, 15 April, 1810; died in Paris 13 March, 1870. ...
Montalto Montalto
Montalto- Located in Ascoli Piceno. ...
Montañés, Juan Martínez Montañés, Juan Martínez
Montañés, Juan Martínez- A noted Spanish sculptor of the seventeenth century, died 1649, sometimes called "the Sevillian Phidias." ...
Montauban Montauban
Montauban- A suffragan of Toulouse, comprises the entire department of Tarn and Garonne. ...
Montault, Xavier Barbier De Montault, Xavier Barbier De
Montault, Xavier Barbier De- Wrote numerous articles for other reviews as well as several separate works on iconography, ecclesiastical furniture, liturgy, and canon law. (1830-1901) ...
Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Louis-Joseph Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Louis-Joseph
Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Louis-Joseph- A French general, born 28 Feb., 1712, at Candiac; died at Quebec 14 Sept., 1759. ...
Monte Cassino, Abbey of Monte Cassino, Abbey of
Monte Cassino, Abbey of- An abbey nullius situated about eighty miles south of Rome, the cradle of the Benedictine Order. ...
Montefeltro Montefeltro
Montefeltro- Located in the province of Urbino, in the Marches, Central Italy. ...

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